Monthly Archives: May 2016

Now that this quilt is received, (and loved!) by Annalise and her parents, I can show it off here! (The toughest part of making surprises for people who follow you on social media is not sharing snapshots of it along the way!) To read more about the process, and why I’m making this quilt, please… Continue Reading

Phew! Now that the quilt has been received, I can finally blog about it! Followers of my blog will know that my oldest son Liam has just finished his first year studying trombone at Vandebilt University. The main reason he chose Vandy is because of the amazing Jeremy Wilson who is the trombone professor there,… Continue Reading

We’ve been having amazingly cool weather here in Redlands this month, and our flowers have really reaped the benefits! These gardenias smell amazing: And look at all my lovely roses!!! Continue Reading

I just finished up another 3 session Free Motion Quilting class at the Redlands Sewing Center, we were having so much fun, and my students were bombarding me with so many questions at the end that I forgot to take any photos! I am always amazed at how each person can learn so much, each… Continue Reading

While working with linen lately, like for my leather handled linen totes, I work with fabric that I’ve dyed specifically for that project, so there’s not a lot of leftover fabric, but there are some choice small bits that I’ve been saving. While putting them away, I’ve been thinking about how to piece them together… Continue Reading

Well, the first half of May has been jam-packed, lets see what I was planning to do and how much I can get done in the next 2 weeks! May Goals Refill Scarves for Show in May May 7 100% 6 Indigo Zip & Go bags May 7 100% 6 Autumn Splendor Zippy wallets May 7 0%… Continue Reading

In between prepping for the show last Saturday, doing the show, then recovering from the show, we had some milestones happen! Liam came home from his first year at Vanderbilt! I can’t believe that he’s already 1/4 done! It’s crazy how fast that went! His girlfriend Celia was able to take the train out from… Continue Reading

I didn’t mean to take until the end of the week to blog about the Riverside Art Market that I did last Saturday, but I’ve been a busy bee, and frankly was having a hard time wanting to blog about this show. So I’m going to be short and sweet about it: the organizers did… Continue Reading